[Rumour Compilation] Vampire Counts New Release: 14th Jan 2012

[space cowboy]

I have my book and I wanted to correct a rumor from the first post. The lord version of Mannfred does have loremaster for both Lore of Vampires and Lore of Death. I don't remember seeing anyone correct it yet, so I thought I would chime in. The only Loremasters we now have access to are Mannfred and Kemmler; there are no vamp powers that confer it.

 

[FirestormXL]

$99.99 for 5 Blood Knights, you gotta be kidding me.

 

[Aedin]

Hmm looks like a lot of sexy chariot action going on here to help bump up those combat results.

 

[Questioner]

So the Coach only powers up in the controlling player's turn then?

 

[Zarb]

Indeed Questioner. However, the powerdice it siphons are still useable in the magic phase

Edit: Hm, no healing characters or mounts do make me one sad panda though (the last paragraph of "ressurrecting fallen warriors")

 

[Elbisrever]

Indeed Questioner. However, the powerdice it siphons are still useable in the magic phase

Edit: Hm, no healing characters or mounts do make me one sad panda though (the last paragraph of "ressurrecting fallen warriors")

True, but the again, the Lore atribute makes up for this a little bit

 

[Aedin]

Idea for my 2250pt army list lord.

Vampire Lord
Barded Nightmare
Shield

Sword Of Swift Slaying
Armour Of Destiny
Dawnstone

Red Fury
Fear Incarnate
Beguile
Master Strike

LvL 4 caster upgrade

Cost 276 scaven slaves

To sum it up 2+ re-roll armor save with 4+ ward.
ASF with an I7 probably means you get to re-roll misses.
Good chance any challengers will be re-roll hits against a T5
And Heroic killing blow against large beasts witch can proc Red Fury attacks.

I think an unit upon himself

What you guys think?

 

[SirKoozzi]

New book is not bad i must say...
But 1 lvl of wizzard on wamp lord... WTF? 105 pts for 4 lvl damm thats half of regular points for lord... And hero vampire has lvl 1 too... so why lord is not at least 2 lvl... :slapface:

Pity that regen baner gone...
And shame that black coach cant buff it self in enemy turn also... but lucky that we can still use those PD

And i am very happy to se crypt horrors are only unded not vampire like wargheis... also point cost its not so big... erv:

And of course hex wraiths damm is s good fast cavalery with etheral... vanguard we cant charge in first turn but just run through unit inflict 1 str 5 hit for every hex in unit...

Also happy to see that wolfes get slavering charge +1 strange make them worth the points... and of course vanguard is nice!

Thats my opinion! Share with me yours... :devil2:

 

[BloodKnight]

They get rid of Hellsteed?

If they did, I don't know what I'm going to do with my conversion. o_o

 

[TMS]

They get rid of Hellsteed?

If they did, I don't know what I'm going to do with my conversion. o_o

Don't worry, it's still in there.

 

[count_caliban]

So vamps are officially released. Now we wait, some 40k crap,Empire and then no one knows for sure. The battalion isn't out yet so I assume it'll be with the second wave.

 

[Elbisrever]

Btw, the vampiric power "Fear Incarnate" works great together with "The Screaming Banner". If there's no enemy BSB nearby it really gives a good chance that the enemy unit will fail their fear test

 

[count_caliban]

Well WS 1 enemies against sixty stength 3 zombies will help A LOT or even better is skeletons.

 

[Elbisrever]

Well WS 1 enemies against sixty stength 3 zombies will help A LOT or even better is skeletons.

Not to mention all the ASF, re-rolling hit and wounds goodness that we can bestow on our little rotting minions. I think this is how Phill Kelly makes up for the loss of our beloved Helm of Commandment

 

[Disciple of Nagash]

As the book has now official been released, there is no longer any need for the rumour compilation.

If you would like to discuss the new book, please do so in the relevant section of the forum.

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